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Tunbridge Wells West to Eridge Preserved
Railway
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This page shows images by Ian Boyle (©2013) of the
preserved Spa Valley Railway which runs from Tunbridge Wells West to Eridge.
I first visited this railway on 19th February 2013, the first operating day
of the season and the first day back in service for the excellently restored
Class 207 DEMU in BR blue/grey colours. Services were restricted to the
Tunbridge-Groombridge section and I will return later in the year to see the
Groombridge-Eridge section and some steam.
Map of the Spa Valley Railway
(in green)
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Loughborough - Leicester North Preserved
Railway
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LMS 0-6-0T 47493
To be added
Class 73 electro-diesel E6047
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd February 2013
Class 33 33063 being worked on
in the shed
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd February 2013
Class 207 diesel electric
multiple unit (DEMU) No.1317 at Tunbridge Wells West
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd February 2013
Smoke effects as the Class 207
diesel electric multiple unit (DEMU) is fired up
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd February 2013
Class 207 diesel electric
multiple unit (DEMU) at Groombridge
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd February 2013
Selection of BR Mk1 and Mk2
coaches plus Class 73 electro-diesel E6047
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd February 2013
The original Tunbridge Wells
West station - now a burger restaurant
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd February 2013
The original Tunbridge Wells
West station - now a burger restaurant
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd February 2013
The new Tunbridge Wells West
station adjacent to the original engine shed
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd February 2013
The original station building at Groombridge was sold
for use as offices and part of the trackbed was used for a housing
development. A new station had to be built for the Spa Valley Railway on the
other side of the road bridge and a new track laid around the housing
estate. The old station is currently (Feb 2013) vacant and the railway is
seeking to obtain its use. If successful, this would be used to access the
railway but the new platform would remain in use, a few yards from the
station building.
Class 207 diesel electric
multiple unit (DEMU) at the new station at Groombridge
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd February 2013
The original station at
Groombridge, since used as offices
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd February 2013
The original station at
Groombridge showing original platform and slewed track
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd February 2013
Groombridge looking from the
original platform through the bridge to the new station
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd February 2013
Groombridge - looking along the
line towards Eridge showing the passing loop
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd February 2013
Spa Valley Railway
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 22nd February 2013
